Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 5, Problem 32P
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Casualty and theft losses: The taxpayers are allowed to deduct from the gross income of certain casualty and theft losses. Casualty is a destruction of the property that arises from sudden, unexpected, and unusual nature.
To calculate: The casualty loss on tax return.
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